Bogdan_DC wrote:Thank you.This is a big chance for Spain right there.Decisive game in Madrid.

Yes, chance is there, however how big is it?

When it is scheduled? Just in a week!

Today Spain lost a lot of energy. Are they able to be fit for Romania? Besides, Spain should win by more than 7 points (even better if by 10 points, because last year they lost 3-13).

That's doubtful.

I put the three possible options on the Russia v Spain, taking by granted that Romania will earn 15 points in its home games. Spain needs:- Beating Romania by more than 10, beating Germany and Belgium and clinching one bonus point- OR beating Romania by more than 7, beating Germany and Belgium and clinching two bonus points- OR beating Romania, Germany and Belgium with bonus points in every single game

As I've been saying since last season, bonus points are huge life insurance for Romania and they shouldn't be too worried. And after today's game I prefier Spain is Europe 2, it will be way fairer and less of a scandal.

Bonus Point win against Germany is safe, against Belgium will be tough. Watched the game today against us and they came here with an intent at least. And they have fighting Spirit. Won't give up a game before it starts like Germany did today. Winning against Romania will be imposible. They look like a really solid team and look really well coached. Win against Samoa and having all their good players it won't be possible.

datodato wrote:Won't give up a game before it starts like Germany did today.

thats just so disrespectful to the german players...

yes, they were not able to compete. they were mostly amateurs, a lot of them played their first international game today and most of the team came together just a few days ago.but you can bet, that they all gave everything they had on the field and fought up to the last minute to lay at least one try.

datodato wrote:Won't give up a game before it starts like Germany did today.

thats just so disrespectful to the german players...

yes, they were not able to compete. they were mostly amateurs, a lot of them played their first international game today and most of the team came together just a few days ago.but you can bet, that they all gave everything they had on the field and fought up to the last minute to lay at least one try.

Is it about the same line up for a game against Georgia next week or more experienced players are expected to play?

I think is harder to have a bonus point victory against Russia at home for Romania than a bonus point victory for Spain in Belgium. Russia looks good.If we want to go to World Cup we should go in Spain and WIN.

Germany do their best, but playing amateur vs professionals will always gonna have this outcome.Actually is an act of bravery to play in this kind of game, but also very dangerous. I know this from my own experience, playing Dinamo with my amateur team in the past was like going to challenge a MMA champion in a pub.Bad idea. This kind of game is not a good propaganda for REC. First half was bad for Romania, a lot of handling errors. Second was much better but is hard to have a true picture in a game like this. And yes our T-shirt’s sucks.@Rugbyliebe impaliaton completed man. Sorry that it was this way, it is not a proper impaliaton without your full strength team.Maybe next year?

I actually wonder what the rules are in the line-out. Try 11 was beautifull but the guy Standing in the No9 Position Comes into the line-out. I am not sure about the rules but hasn't one Romanian player to go out the line-out in order to do that? Maybe someone knows. I always thought that in order to come in from the No9 Position one player from the line-out has to step out.

FLIDTA RISXVA wrote:NO WAY. Team is entitled to have ONE or ZERO receiver = #9 at line-out

If there is ONE he should stand 2 metres back from his team's row

Once the ball is thown the receiver MAY go forward and join the row -- even jump for the ball, provided he does not obstruct anybody

And if a team throws the ball into line-outit can line-up ALL 14 remaining players as a row

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Yes. But before the Ball is thrown the front player e.g. Can take 2 steps out of the line-out to his side and the "fake" no9 Can join the line-out and then lift. Saracens did that against Glouster several times.

FLIDTA RISXVA wrote:"fake" no9 Can join the line-out NOTWITHSTANDING what OTHER PLAYERS DO

SARRIES player taking two steps back maybe JUST serves as a DECOY and freeing some valuable SPACE -- NOT necessary by LAW

Ok... I heard differently. I thought that the numbers in the line-out line must be kept the same. Therefore if the fake no9 joins the line-out-line one has to leave. E.g. 5 men lineout and 2m away the fake no9. The fake no9 Comes in before the thrown and Lifts a player. Then there are 6 men in the line out line. The numbers must be kept the same right? That's my understanding and what I heard from different sources. Maybe I do not explain it properly or I made a mistake.

Yes, the Fed Cup was being played nearby. I think that's what it's called. Dunno, don't care much about tennis. Cluj isn't a "rugby town", by any means. Cluj was chosen because the infrastructure there is great (the stadium). Romania's rugby heartland basically has no functional and respectable stadiums at the moment. I am expecting higher attendance for the Rusia game but it won't be anything jawdropping I think.

Well not really. The stadiums in Bucharest that we could have played on are either too old or under renovation. In moldova it's snowing badly so that's out of the question. Constanta stadium is decrepid, so is Timisoara, aparently. So that leaves Cluj, Craiova and Targu Jiu. In the latter two the people have 0 contact with rugby whatsoever. The Belgium game is suposed to be played in Buzau who will probably be the new superliga team, but i heard that will likely fall through as the stadium is in bad shape.